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This torrent kicks off another great collaborative series here on DIME.
Recently, fellow DIME member Mexminute contacted me
about helping him get some of his awesome-sounding soundboard masters out to the masses.
How could I refuse??
As such, this is the first torrent of a series that will soon follow here on DIME.
This recording, and the others which will follow, are courtesy of "The RS archives" (which is explained in great detail below).
Jackson Browne (solo acoustic)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Baltimore, MD (USA)
May 18, 2002
Excellent digital soundboard / audience matrix (from DAT master)
A stellar recording from "The RS Arvhives"
(a Mexminute/TheCommish production)
** mp3 samples provided (as always) in the Comments section **
Setlist:
101. I’m Alive
102. Farther On
103. The Barricades Of Heaven
104. Looking Into You
105. Something Fine
106. Call It A Loan
107. Ready Or Not
108. Late For the Sky
109. These Days
110. Red Neck Friend
111. The Pretender
112. For Everyman
201. In The Shape Of A Heart
202. Your Bright Baby Blues
203. Fountain Of Sorrow
204. Never Stop
205. Lives In The Balance
206. Before The Deluge
207. Sky Blue and Black
208. Linda Paloma
209. Running On Empty
210. Rosie
211. Doctor My Eyes
212. About My Imagination
213. I Am A Patriot
214. Sleep's Dark And Silent Gate
215. Take It Easy
Note:
Tracks 101-111 are set #1
Track 112 and Tracks 201-209 are set #2
Tracks 210-215 are the encores
Mexminute adds:
"A mic (I have no idea what mic was used) was hung over the stage, and RS mixed about 20% of it into the mix.
Other than that, it was a stealth recording."
Lineage:
DAT master > Sony PCM-R500 (playback) > HHB CDR-850 (burning) > CDR, then
CDR > EAC > WAV > Editing (see below) > FLAC Frontend > FLAC
Editing notes:
* Re-tracked show (combined WAV files in Nero, then re-split with CD Wave)
About "The RS Archives":
The RS Archive consists of a selection of live recordings made by a great individual who passed away in 2005.
RS worked in the music industry in many capacities….a music fan….a musician….a sound engineer.
He was considered one of the best behind the mixing board. I was honored to have known him for practically 35 years.
There was no one like him….he was a wonderful human being. Everybody loved him.
He was a level-headed guy who knew what sounded good and what didn't.
He could conceive and design sound systems from scratch in his head to meet the artist’s needs.
Whatever they wanted, he could do.
For years, he mixed music at the annual Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards television show.
RS worked closely for years with Daryl Hall and John Oates, Juice Newton, Anita Baker, Mariah Carey,
Tears for Fears, Crack the Sky, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, Whitney Houston,
Bette Midler, Ann Murray, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, John Fogerty,
Bonnie Raitt, Frank Sinatra, John Hiatt, Little Feat, Little Village, and Waylon Jennings…..to name a few.
He had a huge reputation in the business, and that's why he was chosen to work with such budding clients as Mariah Carey.
With the major stars, he was one of the preferred engineers they choose to work with.
A particular client of RS who had a reputation for firing sound engineers with great regularity was Anita Baker,
whom he won over not only with his technical abilities and personality, but with his refusal to put up with her criticism.
He quit a few times but always came back because she loved the way he mixed her music.
He could coddle difficult and temperamental celebrities, and they respected his work.
He was able to kick back and get along with them. Even though he knew these people, he was a very modest man.
So now, it is time to honor him by sharing some of the many recordings he made while on the road.
All are perfect (or near perfect) soundboard recordings made from the master cassettes or master dat tapes.
Unfortunately, I am not able to identify the original equipment these tapes were made on,
however I can say that for the transferring process, the cassette tapes were played back on a Nakamichi CR-7A, and the dat tapes on a Sony PCM-R500.
They were all burnt onto cdr using a HHB CDR-850.
Please enjoy these tasty gems!
Mexminute (fellow DIME member).
If you decide to download this show, won't you please consider posting a comment on the show's board?
It only takes a moment, and believe me, it takes A LOT longer to prepare/upload a show for others to enjoy than it does to download and run.
And won't you please consider thanking Mexminute for sharing this mighty fine show with us?
Generously shared by Mexminute
and uploaded on DIME by TheCommish
October 2008 |